Mattress

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Just thought I'd share this in case someone else doesn't know. My dad has ordered one of these body moulded mattresses for Mum's bed. At the moment she has a topper one that goes on top of her own mattress. Anyway the district nurses were out today and asked if it was one of their mattresses. Apparently Social Work supply these memory foam mattresses and nobody said a word about it.

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Maybe your Dad could cancel the order and get one through Social Services instead if he needs to.

On more than one occasion we have struggled to buy something we needed only to meet someone within a few days who says cheerfully..........."if only you'd told me, I've just got rid of one of those" and find the exact item you worked so hard to pay for was either given to a charity shop or thrown away!

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I think you have to be on some sort of income support or pension credit to get these grants, but I can find any specific references to Scotland, so it may be worth trying your local council. They have grants available for all sorts.

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1. In 2004/05 the Carers Grant will increase by £25 million to £125 million. It will
be paid as a specific formula grant with no conditions attached. Twenty percent
has been allocated using the children’s formula, 24% using the adults' (18-64)
formula and 56% using the older people's formula

PS In Uk its Not means tested or is it ? as I do not no what
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be paid as a specific formula grant with no conditions attached. ..
means

as it says no conditions , they never ask me what income I had coming in only that I was a carer to my mother

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1. In 2006/07 and 2007/08, the Carers Grant will remain at £185 million. It will
be paid as a specific formula grant with no conditions attached. Twenty
percent has been allocated using the children’s formula, 24% using the adults'
(18-64) FSS formula and 56% using the older people's FSS formula

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Maggie, that is referring to the grant the government pays to councils to cover all services for carers. I don't think it's as easy as that to get money without assessment, unless it's for heating, bathrooms, etc. I don't know, but it doesn't do any harm to apply

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When Lionel was at home with me we paid for everything. (O.K. so we have a little money)

Since Lionel has been in the care home (his condition is rapidly deteriating) we have purchased a special chair for him.....cost immaterial...........chair needed.

Now, although we are self funding, SS have provided a special 'water type bed', covered cot/side bars, electronic rise and fall etc. All at the time when I was enquiring about buying Lionel a similer bed.......

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Its like I always thought if you own your own property they would except you to pay for all the adaption for a shower unit , then I found out that SS would pay for it .

Its all like now when you go to university no matter what your parents income is High or Low , your still going to have to pay all the university fee back . once you start working , on Top of all the student loans you get .

where before you did not if your parents earn under 20k a year . ( university fee back )

They done it like that to make it more far , for those parents that earn just over the 20k a year and could not get the fees payed

but if you go to your university & apply for a grant ( mean tested ) its all first come first served ( don't have to pay it back ) if you don't get your application in fast the money gone .

Just like that carer grant ( if you get my point ) even thought you don't pay it back . ( they a pot of money they , they Just don't tell you about) so if you leave it all to late , because you did not know the money gone .